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The Daily Stream: A Wounded Fawn Delivers A Fugue State In 16mm Shudder By Anya Stanley/Dec. 15, 2022 5:11 pm EST (Welcome to The Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching, why it’s worth checking out, and where you can stream it.) The Movie: “A Wounded Fawn” Where You Can Stream It: Shudder The Pitch: Rod Serling’s opening narration for “The Twilight Zone” teased “a dimension not only of sight and sound, but of mind....

The Idea Behind Skyfall’s Amazing Opening Credits Sequence (And How Adele’s Song Came To Be) Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer By Matthew Bilodeau/Nov. 9, 2022 2:39 pm EST It’s difficult to imagine what 007 in the modern age would look like without Daniel Craig, who brought a new and brash energy to a screen presence once defined by the signature martini, his gadgets, and the glide of an Aston Martin. His Bond is the most personal of them all, as we’re introduced to a blue-eyed recruit who ultimately becomes a rugged pawn on behalf of Her Majesty’s Secret Service....

It came from outer space United Artists It’d be hard to guess from the series itself, but outer space has cast a shadow over “The Walking Dead” since the beginning. Kirkman’s pitch to Image Comics doesn’t resemble the final product at all. As he recounted at San Diego Comic-Con 2018: “I pitched ‘The Walking Dead’ and he said there’s no successful zombie books in this industry and you need to have a hook....

The Superbad Star Who Was Almost Cast As The Office’s Pam Beesley NBC By Matthew Bilodeau/Aug. 29, 2022 5:18 pm EST It’s difficult to think of a modern sitcom that is as unstoppable after its initial run as “The Office.” As with any other franchise following, people have spent so much time with this series that they’ve grown attached to this ensemble. Steve Carell’s Michael Scott will live on through the memes and that one relative, who you don’t really talk to anymore, that still pulls out a “that’s what she said” every once in a while, but this series will always owe a good chunk of its success to Jenna Fischer....

Tokyo Godfathers Is An Anime Christmas Miracle About Animated Cinema’s Merriest Motley Crew GKIDS By BJ Colangelo/Dec. 21, 2022 8:00 am EST (Welcome to Animation Celebration, a recurring feature where we explore the limitless possibilities of animation as a medium. In this edition: “Tokyo Godfathers.”) In Satoshi Kon’s fantastic holiday fable, an unruly alcoholic named Gin, an angry and rebellious runaway teen named Miyuki, and a stoic albeit lonely trans woman named Hana are all surviving their Christmas Eve on the streets of Tokyo as a makeshift, houseless family....

Tony Gilroy Made Sure Andor’s Action Scenes Always Had A ‘Hook’ Lucasfilm By Ernesto Valenzuela/Dec. 6, 2022 4:50 pm EST Everything about “Andor” season 1 feels like a deviation from the other live-action “Star Wars” series to date. From the structure of its 12-episode first season into distinct narrative arcs to the methodical pacing of the show, “Andor” clearly strives to focus more on the story it’s telling than the galaxy it takes place in....

Two Classic Episodes Of The Simpsons Faced Intervention From Fox By Rafael Motamayor/Aug. 21, 2022 6:30 pm EST The studio notes died on the way back to their home planet Needless to say, the episode made it to air, joke and all. The second time this happened was in the season 7 episode “Sideshow Bob’s Last Gleaming,” where Sideshow Bob threatens to detonate an atomic bomb to rid Springfield of television....

Welcome To Chippendales Review: Kumail Nanjiani Is Great In This Overlong True Crime Limited Series Hulu By Erin Brady/Nov. 17, 2022 12:01 pm EST The story of the Chippendales dancers is far more intense and scandalous than one might expect it to be. While the troupe today is known for the shirtless gyrating and silky-smooth chests of its dancers, it is also a company plagued by the things founder Somen “Steve” Banerjee did to fuel its meteoric rise....

Davies wanted to avoid mockery BBC In the issue of “Doctor Who Magazine,” Russell T. Davies chose his words very carefully when explaining his decision not to have David Tennant regenerate into Jodie Whittaker’s clothing. “I was very certain that I didn’t want David to appear in Jodie’s costume,” Davies said. “I think the notion of men dressing in ‘women’s clothes,’ the notion of drag, is very delicate.” Davies went on to describe himself as a huge fan of drag culture, but recognizing that dabbling into that realm “has to be done with immense thought and respect....

Why Deep Space Nine’s Quark Is The Greatest Star Trek Character Paramount By Witney Seibold/Nov. 22, 2022 4:00 pm EST When it first began airing in 1993, “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” was instantly considered a notable oddball in the broader “Star Trek” canon. For one, it was the first Trek project that was made completely outside of the auspices of Trek creator Gene Roddenberry. Also, being set on a space station, there was going to be considerably less trekking on “Deep Space Nine” than had been previously seen in the franchise....

Why The Boys Season 3 Chose That Direction For Queen Maeve Prime Video By Michael Boyle/July 8, 2022 1:00 pm EST This post contains spoilers for the final episode of “The Boys” season 3. Of all the characters in “The Boys,” Queen Maeve (Dominique McElligott) is probably the most improved from her comic book counterpart. Comic book Maeve was a one-dimensional parody of Wonder Woman who had a minor turn towards the good side before being unceremoniously murdered by Homelander....

Ana Lily Amirpour Knew Comedy Was Key For Her Episode Of Cabinet Of Curiosities Netflix By Debopriyaa Dutta/Nov. 3, 2022 10:46 am EST Guillermo del Toro’s “Cabinet of Curiosities” ties together terrifying stories of varying flavors. While some deal with cursed paintings and artifacts, others delve into more grounded sources of horror, such as grief and societal pressure. Ana Lily Amirpour’s “The Outside” explores the relationship between the real and the perceived self, and how an obsession with societal standards of beauty can ruin lives....

Andor Episode 5 Peels Back The Layers On The Star Wars Galaxy Lucasfilm By Bryan Young/Oct. 5, 2022 9:29 am EST There will be spoilers for “Andor” Episode V – “The Axe Forgets.” “The Axe Forgets” is the fifth episode “Andor,” the middle part of the Aldhani story-arc. With more characters spreading out across the story, it splits its time between Cassian (Diego Luna) on Aldhani, working toward the heist of the Imperial payroll, Mon Mothma (Genevieve O’Reilly) and her domestic and political troubles, Dedra (Denise Gough) and her plotting in the Imperial Security Bureau, and Syril Karn (Kyle Soller) as he reexamines his future prospects with his overbearing mother....

Destin Daniel Cretton to direct Avengers: The Kang Dynasty Marvel Studios Destin Daniel Cretton is not only a known quantity among Marvel fans, having helped bring actor Simu Liu into the spotlight with “Shang-Chi” and turning the character into an overnight star, but the filmmaker already has hits such as the brilliant “Short Term 12” and “Just Mercy” under his belt, along with the Brie Larson-starring “The Glass Castle.” Now fully comfortable in big budget filmmaking, it would seem that his Marvel bosses are thrilled to shape the indie filmmaker into the next heir apparent to the Russo brothers — one who will have to handle the pressures and scale of blockbuster filming on the highest and most demanding level possible....

A palate cleanser for 2022, but not for the MCU Focus Features Reed also circled back to some talking points we’ve heard before, telling EW that he doesn’t want Ant-Man “to be the palate cleanser anymore” for the MCU after a big “Avengers” event movie. He echoed the same thoughts in his recent interview with Total Film for its 2023 Preview issue, adding that “Quantumania” would be “central to the future of the MCU....

What’s Career Opportunities in Murder & Mayhem About? Showtime According to the news broken today by Deadline: The series asks the question: How do you solve a murder in a post-fact world? Especially when sailing the Mediterranean on an ocean liner filled with the wealthy and powerful. Everyone on board is hiding something … but is one of them a killer? That’s what the World’s Once Greatest Detective, Rufus Cotesworth (Patinkin), and his protégée aim to discover....

DC FanDome 2022 Has Been Canceled As Warner Bros. Makes Pivot Back To Live Events Warner Bros. By Erin Brady/Sept. 1, 2022 3:13 pm EST DC’s foray into virtual fan events has ended. According to Popverse, DC’s FanDome event will not return in 2022, a move that will likely cause even more ire among DC fans amidst a series of cuts and cancelations. It is important to note that DC has not publicly acknowledged this news....

Dragon Age: Absolution Review: Netflix’s Video Game Adaptation Is A Treat For Fans, But Not For Newcomers Netflix By Rafael Motamayor/Dec. 9, 2022 3:01 am EST “Dragon Age: Absolution” is an action-packed treat for fans of the award-winning video game franchise. The six-episode animated series expands the world of Thedas, including giving us our first look at a major location and some potential plot threads of the new game, and has a memorable cast of characters, all while delivering stunning animated action....

Get ready for Netflix Winding Refn Netflix Per Netflix’s announcement, “Copenhagen Cowboy” was filmed on-location in Denmark and wrapped production earlier this year. Additional cast members include Andreas Lykke Jørgensen, Jason Hendil-Forssell, and Li Ii Zhang, as well as Dragana Milutinovic, Mikael Bertelsen, and Mads Brügger. With shows such as “Squid Game” and “Dark” to its name, it’s little wonder Netflix is branching out with even more international series like “Copenhagen Cowboy” in the hopes of finding yet another global hit to add to its collection....

Herbert Sobel HBO “Band of Brothers” aired in 2001, which was right when many viewers were tuned into “Friends” each week. The sitcom had become one of the biggest hits in television history, so it may have taken some of the “Band of Brothers” audience by surprise to see David Schwimmer in a more dramatic role. He brings an intensity to his performance as Herbert Sobel that couldn’t be more different than Ross....